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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Debaroti Adhikary

'What if my father was a plumber?' Why Warren Buffett calls himself one of the world’s 10 luckiest people

Legendary investor and billionaire Warren Buffett called himself one of the 10 luckiest people on Earth, as he expressed gratitude for being exposed to the field of investing very early on, although he called it an "accident".

The 95-year-old, in a recent interview, said he has been lucky to be in a field that intrigued him, and where he had some natural ability that paid off like nothing else. Speaking to CNBC, he said that the field requires more talent than he has, and fortunately he was exposed to what he liked to do very early on.

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